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Spanish Armada

Garrards silver/ silver gilt armada dish commemorating the spanish armada 400 yr
Garrards silver/ silver gilt armada dish commemorating the spanish armada 400 yr

Garrards silver/ silver gilt armada dish commemorating the spanish armada 400 yr

By Garrard & Co. Ltd.

Located in York, GB

ltd edition 82/400 Apologies for the reflections in the photographs he Spanish Armada set sail from Spain in July 1588, with the mission of overthrowing the Protestant Queen Elizabet...

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Vintage 1980s English Sterling Silver

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Silver

The Spanish Armada’s Defeat: A 17th-Century German Chronicle Engraving
The Spanish Armada’s Defeat: A 17th-Century German Chronicle Engraving

The Spanish Armada’s Defeat: A 17th-Century German Chronicle Engraving

Located in Langweer, NL

The Spanish Armada’s Defeat: A 17th-Century German Chronicle Engraving This impressive 17th-century engraving, titled *Historischer Chronicken*, vividly depicts the dramatic naval...

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Antique 1680s Prints

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Paper

Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588: 18th-Century Engraving by Alexander Hogg
Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588: 18th-Century Engraving by Alexander Hogg

Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588: 18th-Century Engraving by Alexander Hogg

Located in Langweer, NL

This striking 18th-century engraving, titled 'The Glorious Defeat of the Invincible Spanish Armada by the English Fleet, between Dover & Calais, in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, 1588...

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Antique 1780s Prints

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Paper

Set of Eleven Colored Engravings of the Defeat of the Spanish Armada
Set of Eleven Colored Engravings of the Defeat of the Spanish Armada

Set of Eleven Colored Engravings of the Defeat of the Spanish Armada

Located in Essex, MA

By John Pine considered the foremost heraldic and decorative engraver of his generation. Depicting the defeat of the Spanish by the English Fleet in 1588. These are after a set of ta...

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Antique 1740s Prints

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Paper, Glass, Wood, Giltwood

Sir Walter Raleigh, 19th century portrait engraving print
Sir Walter Raleigh, 19th century portrait engraving print

Sir Walter Raleigh, 19th century portrait engraving print

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

One of the most notable figures of the Elizabethan era, he played a leading part in English colonisation of North America, suppressed rebellion in Ireland, helped defend England agai...

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Mid-19th Century English School Portrait Prints

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Engraving

Antique Print of the Procession of Queen Elizabeth by Raymond, C.1787
Antique Print of the Procession of Queen Elizabeth by Raymond, C.1787

Antique Print of the Procession of Queen Elizabeth by Raymond, C.1787

Located in Langweer, NL

Paul's cathedral to return thanks for the conquest of the Spanish Armada. This print originates from 'A New, Universal and Impartial History of England from the Earliest Authentic Re...

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Antique 18th Century Prints

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Paper

Antique Portrait Philip II of Spain – Etching by Houbraken, Dated 1773
Antique Portrait Philip II of Spain – Etching by Houbraken, Dated 1773

Antique Portrait Philip II of Spain – Etching by Houbraken, Dated 1773

Located in Langweer, NL

His reign also saw major events such as the Spanish Armada and the intensification of conflicts with the emerging Dutch Republic.

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Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Prints

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Paper

Original Vintage Railway Travel Poster Weymouth GWR SR Railway Map Express Train
Original Vintage Railway Travel Poster Weymouth GWR SR Railway Map Express Train

Original Vintage Railway Travel Poster Weymouth GWR SR Railway Map Express Train

Located in London, GB

Original vintage railway travel poster advertising Weymouth and District Frequent Express Trains and Cheap Fares GWR Great Western Railway SR Southern Railway featuring a pictorial m...

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Vintage 1940s British Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Imperial Airways Le Frobisher Design
Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Imperial Airways Le Frobisher Design

Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Imperial Airways Le Frobisher Design

Located in London, GB

Sir Martin Frobisher (c.1535-1594) was an English explorer and privateer who sailed to the New World three times and was a squadron commander of a fleet during the Spanish Armada in ...

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Vintage 1930s British Posters

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Paper

[1870]-1883 The History of England, The English in Ireland, Short Studies
[1870]-1883 The History of England, The English in Ireland, Short Studies

[1870]-1883 The History of England, The English in Ireland, Short Studies

By James Anthony Froude

Located in Bath, GB

A nineteen volume set, featuring the complete twelve volume set of 'The History of England From The Fall of Wolsey to the Defeat of the Spanish Armada', a complete three volume set o...

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Antique Late 19th Century British Books

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Paper

Bird's-Eye Views of Dunkerque, Gravelines, and Bourbourg by Braun and Hogenberg
Bird's-Eye Views of Dunkerque, Gravelines, and Bourbourg by Braun and Hogenberg

Bird's-Eye Views of Dunkerque, Gravelines, and Bourbourg by Braun and Hogenberg

Located in Langweer, NL

Historical references include the fortifications begun by Charles V and the town's proximity to the famous naval battle where Sir Francis Drake defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588. ...

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Antique 16th Century Maps

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Paper

The Battle of Trafalgar - Large Fine 19th Century Marine Seascape Oil Painting
The Battle of Trafalgar - Large Fine 19th Century Marine Seascape Oil Painting

The Battle of Trafalgar - Large Fine 19th Century Marine Seascape Oil Painting

Located in Gerrards Cross, GB

A 140 gun four-decker, the Nuestra Señora de la Santísima Trinidad was the flagship of the 18th century Spanish Armada and the largest and most heavily armed ship in the world when s...

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1850s English School Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Irish Oil on Canvas of Preparing the Champion by Seamus Coleman
Irish Oil on Canvas of Preparing the Champion by Seamus Coleman

Irish Oil on Canvas of Preparing the Champion by Seamus Coleman

By Seamus Coleman

Located in Dallas, TX

These ponies are world famous because of their breeding which includes Andalusian (from the Spanish Armada) and Arabian purebred lines and also because of their size and docile nature.

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Late 20th Century Irish Country Paintings

Materials

Canvas

History Of The United Netherlands & The Life & Death Of John Of Barneveld
History Of The United Netherlands & The Life & Death Of John Of Barneveld

History Of The United Netherlands & The Life & Death Of John Of Barneveld

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Motley from the death of William the Silent to the Synod of Dort with A Full View of the English-Dutch Struggle Against Spain, and of the Origin and Destruction of The Spanish Armada.

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Antique 19th Century American Victorian Books

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Leather, Paper

Antique 15ft William IV Cuban Flame Mahogany Extending Dining Table 19th Century
Antique 15ft William IV Cuban Flame Mahogany Extending Dining Table 19th Century

Antique 15ft William IV Cuban Flame Mahogany Extending Dining Table 19th Century

Located in London, GB

Swietenia mahagoni is the wood that planked the ships of the Spanish Armada.  Thomas Sheraton, Thomas Chippendale, and Duncan Phyfe chose Cuban Mahogany for their furniture. 

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Antique Early 19th Century English William IV Dining Room Tables

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Brass

Antique 19th Century 16ft Flame Mahogany Extending Dining Table & 16 chairs
Antique 19th Century 16ft Flame Mahogany Extending Dining Table & 16 chairs

Antique 19th Century 16ft Flame Mahogany Extending Dining Table & 16 chairs

Located in London, GB

Swietenia mahagoni is the wood that planked the ships of the Spanish Armada.  Thomas Sheraton, Thomas Chippendale, and Duncan Phyfe chose Cuban Mahogany for their furniture. 

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Antique 19th Century English William IV Dining Room Sets

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Brass

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A 19th Century Spanish Armada Trunk
A 19th Century Spanish Armada Trunk

A 19th Century Spanish Armada Trunk

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H 23.2 in W 44.9 in D 13.8 in

A 19th Century Spanish Armada Trunk

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

A beautifully embellished 19th century trunk with embossed leather and patterned interior. With hinged lid and natural patina.

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Antique 19th Century Trunks and Luggage

Antique Warship of Spanish Armada Vessel from Antiquités Delalande
Antique Warship of Spanish Armada Vessel from Antiquités Delalande

Antique Warship of Spanish Armada Vessel from Antiquités Delalande

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

The maquette is representative of one of the huge warships of the famously large armada of the 16th century made by the fanatical Catholic King ( Philip II ) of Spain to invade Engla...

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Antique Early 1900s English Elizabethan Nautical Objects

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Rope, Wood

Silverplated Replica of 18th C Spanish Galleon
Silverplated Replica of 18th C Spanish Galleon

Silverplated Replica of 18th C Spanish Galleon

Unavailable

H 40.5 in W 56 in D 15 in

Silverplated Replica of 18th C Spanish Galleon

Located in Blacksburg, VA

Silverplated Replica of 18th Century Spanish Galleon. Table model of a Spanish Armada warship.

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Vintage 1940s Italian Models and Miniatures

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Silver Plate

Antique Salt Cedar Chest, Hand Carved Painted Spanish Red Cross Galleon Ships
Antique Salt Cedar Chest, Hand Carved Painted Spanish Red Cross Galleon Ships

Antique Salt Cedar Chest, Hand Carved Painted Spanish Red Cross Galleon Ships

Located in Vineyard Haven, MA

Sourced from Morocco, this maritime treasure chest likely came originally from Spain or Portugal, as the ships sails display the Red Cross flags of the Spanish Armada.

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Antique Early 19th Century Unknown Spanish Colonial Blanket Chests

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Brass

"Carry On Jack" Film Poster, 1963
"Carry On Jack" Film Poster, 1963

"Carry On Jack" Film Poster, 1963

Unavailable

H 30 in W 40 in D 0.1 in

"Carry On Jack" Film Poster, 1963

Located in London, GB

A midshipman (Bernard Cribbins), a nitwit (Charles Hawtrey) and a serving wench (Juliet Mills) take over the HMS Venus and fight the Spanish Armada. Linen-backing + £150 Framin...

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Vintage 1960s British Posters

Original Vintage Railway Travel Poster Weymouth GWR SR Railway Map Express Train
Original Vintage Railway Travel Poster Weymouth GWR SR Railway Map Express Train

Original Vintage Railway Travel Poster Weymouth GWR SR Railway Map Express Train

Located in London, GB

Original vintage railway travel poster advertising Weymouth and District Frequent Express Trains and Cheap Fares GWR Great Western Railway SR Southern Railway featuring a pictorial m...

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1940s More Prints

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Paper

Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Imperial Airways Le Frobisher Design
Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Imperial Airways Le Frobisher Design

Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Imperial Airways Le Frobisher Design

Located in London, GB

Sir Martin Frobisher (c.1535-1594) was an English explorer and privateer who sailed to the New World three times and was a squadron commander of a fleet during the Spanish Armada in ...

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1930s More Prints

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Paper

Rare Map 1710 Johann Homann Regnorum Hispaniae et Portugalliae Taula Generalis
Rare Map 1710 Johann Homann Regnorum Hispaniae et Portugalliae Taula Generalis

Rare Map 1710 Johann Homann Regnorum Hispaniae et Portugalliae Taula Generalis

By Johann Baptist Homann

Located in Drottningholm, SE

Of the three general maps of Spain engraved by Johann Baptiste Homann, this is perhaps the most decorative, with a marvelous allegorical scene showing the Spanish Armada at Sea, the ...

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Antique 1710s Dutch Maps

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Paper

Spanish Armada-Style Model
Spanish Armada-Style Model

Spanish Armada-Style Model

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H 51 in W 62 in D 19 in

Spanish Armada-Style Model

Located in Norwell, MA

Large antique Spanish Armada-style model. Johnny Depp needs this model because it so resembles the black pearl.

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Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Engraving of the British Victory over the Spanish Armada in 1588, Published 1787
Engraving of the British Victory over the Spanish Armada in 1588, Published 1787

Engraving of the British Victory over the Spanish Armada in 1588, Published 1787

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique print titled 'Grand Victory over the formidable Spanish Armada by Lord Loward (..)'. Engraving of the victory of the Spanish Armada in the year 1588.

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Antique 1780s Arms, Armor and Weapons

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Paper

Spanish Armada Chest
Spanish Armada Chest

Spanish Armada Chest

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H 17.5 in W 31 in D 17.5 in

Spanish Armada Chest

Located in Stamford, CT

17th century Spanish wrought iron Armada chest

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Trunks and Luggage

17th Century Red and Black Spanish “Armada” Style Iron Strong Box
17th Century Red and Black Spanish “Armada” Style Iron Strong Box

17th Century Red and Black Spanish “Armada” Style Iron Strong Box

Located in Middleburg, VA

17th century Spanish “Armada” style iron strong box or treasure chest.

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Antique 17th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

Set of Twelve Colored Engravings of the Defeat of the Spanish Armada by J. Pine
Set of Twelve Colored Engravings of the Defeat of the Spanish Armada by J. Pine

Set of Twelve Colored Engravings of the Defeat of the Spanish Armada by J. Pine

Located in Essex, MA

By John Pine considered the foremost heraldic and decorative engraver of his generation. Depicting the defeat of the Spanish by the English Fleet in 1588. These are after a set of ta...

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Antique 1740s English Prints

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Paper

English Armada Pattern Fireback
English Armada Pattern Fireback

English Armada Pattern Fireback

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H 34 in W 40.5 in D 1.5 in

English Armada Pattern Fireback

Located in Stamford, CT

The 1588 date, the paired anchors with coiled ropes and the Tudor Rose designs indicate that the original was cast to commemorate the defeat of the Spanish armada by the British navy...

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Antique 19th Century American Fireplaces and Mantels

Intricate Mahogany and Teakwood Large Ship Model of a Spanish Ship
Intricate Mahogany and Teakwood Large Ship Model of a Spanish Ship

Intricate Mahogany and Teakwood Large Ship Model of a Spanish Ship

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Being the lead ship of the famed Spanish Armada it could displace about 1000 tons.

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Mid-20th Century American Models and Miniatures

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Mahogany, Teak

Antique English Chippendale Mahogany Stool c.1780
Antique English Chippendale Mahogany Stool c.1780

Antique English Chippendale Mahogany Stool c.1780

Located in London, GB

Swietenia mahagoni is the wood that planked the ships of the Spanish Armada. Thomas Sheraton, Thomas Chippendale, and Duncan Phyfe chose Cuban Mahogany for their furniture.

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Antique 1780s British Stools

Original Vintage Poster Weymouth Great Western Railway Southern Train Travel Map
Original Vintage Poster Weymouth Great Western Railway Southern Train Travel Map

Original Vintage Poster Weymouth Great Western Railway Southern Train Travel Map

Located in London, GB

Original vintage railway travel poster for Weymouth and District Frequent Express Trains and Cheap Fares GWR Great Western Railway SR Southern Railway featuring a pictorial map of We...

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Vintage 1940s British Posters

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Paper

Antique Bridcage Tip Top Occasional Wine Table C1765 18th Century
Antique Bridcage Tip Top Occasional Wine Table C1765 18th Century

Antique Bridcage Tip Top Occasional Wine Table C1765 18th Century

Located in London, GB

Swietenia mahagoni is the wood that planked the ships of the Spanish Armada. Thomas Sheraton, Thomas Chippendale, and Duncan Phyfe chose Cuban Mahogany for their furniture.

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Antique 1760s Side Tables

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Mahogany

20th Century Spanish Solid Silver Pair of Armada Ewers, J Perez, C.1950
20th Century Spanish Solid Silver Pair of Armada Ewers, J Perez, C.1950

20th Century Spanish Solid Silver Pair of Armada Ewers, J Perez, C.1950

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

20th Century Spanish silver "Armada" pattern ewers, large and decorative, with scroll handle, the hinged lid has an ornate finial and opens by squeezing the handle trigger, baluster ...

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20th Century Spanish Pitchers

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Silver

19th Century Pair of William IV Mahogany and Leather Armchairs
19th Century Pair of William IV Mahogany and Leather Armchairs

19th Century Pair of William IV Mahogany and Leather Armchairs

Located in London, GB

Swietenia mahagoni is the wood that planked the ships of the Spanish Armada. Thomas Sheraton, Thomas Chippendale, and Duncan Phyfe chose Cuban mahogany for their furniture.

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Antique 1830s British William IV Armchairs

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Leather, Mahogany

Mid-Century Spanish Carved Armada Style Model Ship the "Fragata Espanola, 1780"
Mid-Century Spanish Carved Armada Style Model Ship the "Fragata Espanola, 1780"

Mid-Century Spanish Carved Armada Style Model Ship the "Fragata Espanola, 1780"

Located in Dallas, TX

This elegant and majestic frigate model was crafted in Spain, circa 1950. Named "Frigata Espana," the large naval sailboat sits on an integral wooden base decorated with a small plaq...

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Mid-20th Century English Models and Miniatures

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String, Fabric, Wood

Westward Ho! by Charles Kingsley, Illustrated by N. C. Wyeth, 1924
Westward Ho! by Charles Kingsley, Illustrated by N. C. Wyeth, 1924

Westward Ho! by Charles Kingsley, Illustrated by N. C. Wyeth, 1924

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

After battling pirates and treasure hunting in the Caribbean, Amyas and his crew members face the Spanish Armada. As laudatory as Kingsley is about British might and intrepidness...

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Vintage 1920s American Books

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Paper

Antique Cuban Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase, circa 1860
Antique Cuban Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase, circa 1860

Antique Cuban Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase, circa 1860

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H 88.19 in W 83.86 in D 22.45 in

Antique Cuban Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase, circa 1860

Located in London, GB

Swietenia mahagoni is the wood that planked the ships of the Spanish Armada. Thomas Sheraton, Thomas Chippendale, and Duncan Phyfe chose Cuban Mahogany for their furniture.

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Antique Mid-19th Century English Bookcases

Strongbox, Safe, Late 16th Century, Nuremberg, Iron, Naïve, Painted, Oak Stand
Strongbox, Safe, Late 16th Century, Nuremberg, Iron, Naïve, Painted, Oak Stand

Strongbox, Safe, Late 16th Century, Nuremberg, Iron, Naïve, Painted, Oak Stand

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

They were called 'Nuremberg Chests' until the Victorians applied the term 'Armada Chests' to them in the 19th century. This presumably originated in the erroneous belief that these c...

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Antique 16th Century European Elizabethan Furniture

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Iron

Antique 16ft Regency Mahogany Triple Pillar Dining Table 18th Century
Antique 16ft Regency Mahogany Triple Pillar Dining Table 18th Century

Antique 16ft Regency Mahogany Triple Pillar Dining Table 18th Century

Located in London, GB

Swietenia mahagoni is the wood that planked the ships of the Spanish Armada.  Thomas Sheraton, Thomas Chippendale, and Duncan Phyfe chose Cuban Mahogany for their furniture. 

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Antique 18th Century English Regency Dining Room Tables

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Mahogany

16th Century Oil Painting Portrait of Sir Francis Drake
16th Century Oil Painting Portrait of Sir Francis Drake

16th Century Oil Painting Portrait of Sir Francis Drake

Located in London, GB

As a Vice Admiral, he was second-in-command of the English fleet in the battle against the Spanish Armada in 1588. He died of dysentery in January 1596, after unsuccessfully attackin...

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16th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

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